German Flak

schwere Flak-Abteilung 403 (o)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Bochum from parts of I./ with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 403.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1942 with 3 Batterien:

4./gem.403 became 3./
5./gem.403 became 4./

Disbanded Jun 1943:

1./s.403 was destroyed in Tunisia (May 1943)
2./s.403 became 1./
3./s.403 became 1./Flak-Erdkampfschule Süd

Reformed Jul 1943 in Düsseldorf as s.Flak-Abt. 403 (o) with 3 Batterien.

4. - 6./s.403 was formed in late 1943:

4./s.403 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5727
5./s.403 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5728
6./s.403 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5729

In Sep 1944 6./s.403 became b.mot, and moved to Hungary.

In Dec 1944 5./s.403 became 3./

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